Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
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The Drinking Studies Network is an interdisciplinary and international research group that connects scholars working on drink and drinking cultures. We are free to join and welcome all. More info at https://drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/
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'We Recover Loudly … Stomping Out Stigma One Sweaty Sock At A Time' | @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/blog/gx1igi3...
We Recover Loudly … Stomping Out Stigma One Sweaty Sock At A Time. — Anti-Stigma Network
A no holds- barred take on stigma, sobriety, and refusing to fit into a certain idea of what recovery should look like. Shell explores why recovery should be loud, proud, rebellious - and entirely you...
www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk
September 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
'We Recover Loudly … Stomping Out Stigma One Sweaty Sock At A Time' | @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/blog/gx1igi3...
'The impact of extended alcohol trading hours in Glasgow and Aberdeen' | online seminar with @niamhfitzgerald.bsky.social @shaapalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-impact...
The impact of extended alcohol trading hours in Glasgow and Aberdeen
Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study
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September 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
'The impact of extended alcohol trading hours in Glasgow and Aberdeen' | online seminar with @niamhfitzgerald.bsky.social @shaapalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-impact...
'Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?' | @theconversation.com theconversation.com/zero-alcohol...
Zero-alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?
Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
'Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?' | @theconversation.com theconversation.com/zero-alcohol...
'Beyond national statistics: understanding alcohol harm and recovery in homelessness' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/09/01/b...
Beyond national statistics: understanding alcohol harm and recovery in homelessness - Institute of Alcohol Studies
People experiencing homelessness are no more likely to drink as the general population - but far more likely to experience severe alcohol harm, and far less likely to get support. Two new studies go b...
www.ias.org.uk
September 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
'Beyond national statistics: understanding alcohol harm and recovery in homelessness' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/09/01/b...
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two 'Bottomless Beer Alert' Brewdog ads. Full ruling: www.asa.org.uk/rulings/tilr...
Tilray Brands UK Ltd
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September 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two 'Bottomless Beer Alert' Brewdog ads. Full ruling: www.asa.org.uk/rulings/tilr...
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'Gan Canny' by Ray Lonsdale, 2021 in Keel Square, Sunderland. It remembers the Vaux Brewery in the town and the 700 Sunderlanders who worked for it before its closure in 1999. I particularly like it because my great-granddad was a drayman for the Star Brewery in Cambridge.
September 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
'Gan Canny' by Ray Lonsdale, 2021 in Keel Square, Sunderland. It remembers the Vaux Brewery in the town and the 700 Sunderlanders who worked for it before its closure in 1999. I particularly like it because my great-granddad was a drayman for the Star Brewery in Cambridge.
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Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’ | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’
Exclusive: London mayor accuses council of ‘ignoring’ responses to a consultation
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’ | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Alcohol Marketing and Youth—causal and likely getting more so' | JAMA Network via @drugwise.bsky.social
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Alcohol Marketing and Youth—Causal and Likely Getting More So
The meta-analysis by Cukier et al1 has comprehensively and convincingly synthesized and augmented the evidence of an association between youth exposure to alcohol marketing and subsequent youth drinki...
jamanetwork.com
September 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Alcohol Marketing and Youth—causal and likely getting more so' | JAMA Network via @drugwise.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Call for automatic updating of MUP in Scotland | @alcoholfocus.bsky.social www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/le...
News | Leading health organisations demand urgent action on alcohol deaths
More than 20 organisations from across Scotland's health and social care sectors have joined together to urge the Scottish Government to secure the future minimum unit pricing (MUP) by introducing aut...
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September 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Call for automatic updating of MUP in Scotland | @alcoholfocus.bsky.social www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/le...
'How much do we drink? Analysing our data on alcohol' | @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social ourfuturehealth.org.uk/news/how-muc...
How much do we drink? Analysing our data on alcohol
We’ve analysed data from almost 1.7 million Our Future Health participants, to see how alcohol consumption differs between generations and income levels
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September 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
'How much do we drink? Analysing our data on alcohol' | @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social ourfuturehealth.org.uk/news/how-muc...
'Autumn Budget submission 2026' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/report/autum...
Autumn Budget Submission 2026 - Institute of Alcohol Studies
The ask: A targeted rise in non-draught alcohol duty, delivered through a one off increase in the first financial year, and a long-term duty escalator, with pubs protected and supported through draugh...
www.ias.org.uk
September 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
'Autumn Budget submission 2026' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/report/autum...
'Stigma around drug and alcohol use in the criminal justice system' | Anti-Stigma Network policy briefing www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/policy-brief...
Stigma around drug and alcohol use in the criminal justice system — Anti-Stigma Network
www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk
September 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
'Stigma around drug and alcohol use in the criminal justice system' | Anti-Stigma Network policy briefing www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/policy-brief...
'Drinkaware Monitor 2026: Drinking trends': www.drinkaware.co.uk/research/dri...
Drinkaware Monitor 2026: Drinking trends | Drinkaware
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September 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
'Drinkaware Monitor 2026: Drinking trends': www.drinkaware.co.uk/research/dri...
Westminster to 'clarify' vertical drinking policy following industry backlash | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...
Westminster to ‘better explain’ vertical drinking policy
Westminster City Council will clarify terms including “vertical drinking” in its revised licensing policy following criticism from pubs, politicians and businesses.
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September 7, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Westminster to 'clarify' vertical drinking policy following industry backlash | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...
'Are alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks more expensive than regular-strength drinks? A descriptive analysis of sales data from Great Britain, 2024' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Are alcohol‐free and low‐alcohol drinks more expensive than regular‐strength drinks? A descriptive analysis of sales data from Great Britain, 2024
Background and aims Alcohol-free and low alcohol [no/lo; ≤1.2% alcohol by volume (ABV)] drinks are increasingly popular in some high-income countries and offer potential public health benefits if us...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
'Are alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks more expensive than regular-strength drinks? A descriptive analysis of sales data from Great Britain, 2024' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
'Alcohol and pancreatic cancer: an example of how alcohol-caused deaths are greatly under-estimated globally?' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/08/25/a...
Alcohol and pancreatic cancer: an example of how alcohol-caused deaths are greatly under-estimated globally? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Pancreatic cancer isn't on the WHO's list of alcohol-caused cancers - but new research suggests that's a mistake built on faulty science. A flawed way of picking 'abstainers' for comparison has been m...
www.ias.org.uk
September 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
'Alcohol and pancreatic cancer: an example of how alcohol-caused deaths are greatly under-estimated globally?' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/08/25/a...
'Americans' drinking remains at record low' | Gallup via @drugwise.bsky.social news.gallup.com/poll/713534/...
Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low
The percentage of Americans who report drinking alcohol is holding at a record-low 54% for a second year in a row.
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September 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
'Americans' drinking remains at record low' | Gallup via @drugwise.bsky.social news.gallup.com/poll/713534/...
'People experiencing homelessness and their experiences with substance use services for alcohol treatment in England: Journey mapping based on semi-structured interviews' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
People experiencing homelessness and their experiences with substance use services for alcohol treatment in England: Journey mapping based on semi‐structured interviews
Background and aims Alcohol consumption at high levels is common among people experiencing homelessness and contributes to inequalities. In relative terms these individuals are underrepresented in s...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
'People experiencing homelessness and their experiences with substance use services for alcohol treatment in England: Journey mapping based on semi-structured interviews' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
'Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment compared with treatment as usual for alcohol use in an integrated refugee settlement in Zambia: a hybrid, type 1, randomised controlled trial' | @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment compared with treatment as usual for alcohol use in an integrated refugee settlement in Zambia: a hybrid, type 1, randomised controlled trial
To our knowledge, this is the first known trial in a humanitarian setting of an intervention
finding a significant, sustained effect on reduced alcohol use. SBIRT is a feasible
and effective strategy ...
www.thelancet.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
'Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment compared with treatment as usual for alcohol use in an integrated refugee settlement in Zambia: a hybrid, type 1, randomised controlled trial' | @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
'Temporal trends in alcohol-related liver disease mortality and prior inpatient care in England before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2004–2024): a population-based observational study' | @bmj.com jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
Temporal trends in alcohol-related liver disease mortality and prior inpatient care in England before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2004–2024): a population-based observational study
Background Mortality from alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) in England rose after the COVID-19 pandemic. Existing reports lack data on prior healthcare use, which is key to understanding care pathw...
jech.bmj.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
'Temporal trends in alcohol-related liver disease mortality and prior inpatient care in England before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2004–2024): a population-based observational study' | @bmj.com jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
'Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice' | @theconversation.com theconversation.com/quitting-alc...
Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
'Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice' | @theconversation.com theconversation.com/quitting-alc...
'What we know about alcohol risk in 2026 with Sinclair Carr and Jürgen Rehm' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social Audio shows.acast.com/addiction-au...
What we know about alcohol risk in 2026 with Sinclair Carr and Jürgen Rehm | Addiction Audio
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September 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
'What we know about alcohol risk in 2026 with Sinclair Carr and Jürgen Rehm' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social Audio shows.acast.com/addiction-au...
'Will mandatory alcohol labels make a difference?' | Society for the Study of Addiction www.addiction-ssa.org/features/ess...
Will mandatory alcohol labels make a difference?
www.addiction-ssa.org
September 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM
'Will mandatory alcohol labels make a difference?' | Society for the Study of Addiction www.addiction-ssa.org/features/ess...
'Can alcohol and wellness work together?' | Drinks Retail News drinksretailingnews.co.uk/can-alcohol-...
Can alcohol and wellness work together? - Drinks Retailing
Following a recent spate of drink releases featuring wellness claims, Lizzy O’Riordan considers whether alcohol should ever be part of the wellness space… Oil and water, orange juice and toothpaste, s...
drinksretailingnews.co.uk
September 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
'Can alcohol and wellness work together?' | Drinks Retail News drinksretailingnews.co.uk/can-alcohol-...
'The Nostalgia Molecule: The Neuroscience of Smell and Memory' (fourth in a series on 'How your brain drinks beer' from Mathias Lentz: graintoglass.substack.com/p/week-4-the...
Week 4/4: The Nostalgia Molecule
The Neuroscience of Smell and Memory
graintoglass.substack.com
August 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
'The Nostalgia Molecule: The Neuroscience of Smell and Memory' (fourth in a series on 'How your brain drinks beer' from Mathias Lentz: graintoglass.substack.com/p/week-4-the...